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Mechanical and functional evaluations of flaming-retardant/far-infrared composite nonwoven fabrics

Jia-Horng LinInnovation Platform of Intelligent and Energy-Saving Textiles, School of Textiles, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin, China; ;Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials, Ocean College, Minjiang University, Fujian, China; ;College of Textile and Clothing, Qingdao University, Shangdong, China; ;Laboratory of Fiber Application and Manufacturing, Department of Fiber and Composite Materials, Feng Chia University, Taichung City, Taiwan; ;College of Chinese Medicine/China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung City, Taiwan; ;Department of Fashion Design, Asia University, Taichung City, Taiwan; View further author information
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Ting An LinLaboratory of Fiber Application and Manufacturing, Department of Fiber and Composite Materials, Feng Chia University, Taichung City, Taiwan; View further author information
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Ting Ru LinLaboratory of Fiber Application and Manufacturing, Department of Fiber and Composite Materials, Feng Chia University, Taichung City, Taiwan; View further author information
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Jan-Yi LinLaboratory of Fiber Application and Manufacturing, Department of Fiber and Composite Materials, Feng Chia University, Taichung City, Taiwan; View further author information
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Mei-Chen LinLaboratory of Fiber Application and Manufacturing, Department of Fiber and Composite Materials, Feng Chia University, Taichung City, Taiwan; View further author information
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Ching-Wen LouDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Materials, Ocean College, Minjiang University, Fujian, China; ;College of Textile and Clothing, Qingdao University, Shangdong, China; ;College of Chinese Medicine/China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung City, Taiwan; ;School of Textiles, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin, China; ;Department of Bioinformatics and Medical Engineering, Asia University, Taichung, TaiwanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 186-195 | Received 15 Sep 2017, Accepted 28 Apr 2018, Published online: 26 Dec 2018
 
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Abstract

This study aims to investigate the mechanical properties, far-infrared (FIR) emissivity, and limiting oxygen index (LOI) of FIR ray/low-melting-point (LM) nonwoven fabrics, flame retardant (FR)/LM nonwoven fabrics, and FIR/FR/LM composite nonwoven fabrics, which are with or without heat treatment and also investigating the effect of heat treatment on the LM polyethylene terephthalate (PET) fibers. Test results show that for FIR/LM nonwoven fabrics, applying heat treatment leads to the better mechanical properties and FIR emissivity of 0.90. For FR/LM nonwoven fabrics, unheat-treatment samples have greater mechanical properties and an LOI of 34. For FIR/FR/LM composite nonwoven fabrics, the unheat-treated samples exhibit greater tensile properties, but the heat-treated samples exhibit greater puncture resistance, burst strength, and FIR emissivity. The structural parameters of the composite nonwoven fabrics can be adjusted according to the demand of users in terms of FIR emissivity and flame retardancy, and the composite nonwoven fabrics are thus expected to be used as construction materials for medical systems.

Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank the Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan, for financially supporting this research under Contract MOST 105-2221-E-035-031 and MOST 106-2632-E-035-001.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

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Funding

Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan, grant numbers: MOST 105-2221-E-035-031 and MOST 106-2632-E-035-001.

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